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Tawanta, Mississippi

Tawanta, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
Norfolk Southern Railway crossing in Tawanta
Norfolk Southern Railway crossing in Tawanta
Tawanta is located in Mississippi
Tawanta
Tawanta
Tawanta is located in the United States
Tawanta
Tawanta
Coordinates: 31°32′52″N 89°14′58″W / 31.54778°N 89.24944°W / 31.54778; -89.24944
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyJones
Elevation
341 ft (104 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)601 & 769
GNIS feature ID692257

Tawanta is an unincorporated community in Jones County, in the U.S. state of Mississippi.[1]

History

Tawanta was founded in 1882.[1] The name "Tawanta" is purported to mean "wide, broad" in the Choctaw language.[2] The community was once a flag station and is located on the Norfolk Southern Railway.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tawanta
  2. ^ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. pp. 107–108. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.
  3. ^ Howe, Tony. "Tawanta, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved June 28, 2022.


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